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一对

yī duì · yi dui

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Meaning

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  1. couple; pair
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Ducks on the lake

  1. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，湖(hú)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)一对(yīduì)鸭子(yāzi)。

    Look, there is a pair of ducks on the lake.

  2. Dengdeng

    它们(tāmen)总是(zǒngshì)一起(yīqǐ)游(yóu)，是(shì)一对(yīduì)吗(ma)？

    They always swim together. Are they a couple?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)看(kàn)后面(hòumian)，有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)小(xiǎo)鸭子(yāzi)

    I do not know, but look behind them. There is a small duck.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)这(zhè)一对(yīduì)现在(xiànzài)变成(biànchéng)一家(yījiā)三口(sānkǒu)了(le)！

    Then this pair is now a family of three!

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)它们(tāmen)不是(bùshì)在(zài)约会(yuēhuì)，是(shì)在(zài)带(dài)孩子(háizi)！

    So they were not on a date. They were taking their child out!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

史(shǐ)密(mì)斯(sī)先(xiān)生(sheng)和(hé)女(nǚ)士(shì)是(shì)很(hěn)般(bān)配(pèi)的(de)一(yí)对(duì)夫(fū)妻(qī)。

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are a good match.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)妻(qī)子(zi)生(shēng)下(xià)了(le)一(yí)对(duì)双(shuāng)胞(bāo)胎(tāi)男(nán)孩(hái)。

His wife gave birth to twin boys.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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